'Window' a remote collaboration - NHS / Langdon Hospital

Winner of 8

Koestler Awards

2020

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WINDOW is a remote musical collaboration between several patients at Langdon Hospital in Dawlish, UK (Devon Partnership NHS Trust), their music instructor, Matt Smith, recording artists Mike Ladd, John Matthias and Jay Auborn, staff and students at dBs Music in Bristol and Plymouth UK and dBs-i and dBs Pro.

Langdon Hospital supports men from the South West of England who, as a consequence of their mental health needs, have had contact with the legal system and require a safe and secure environment that enables them to receive a wide range of treatments, therapies and care to assist in their recovery. During the Covid-19 pandemic, music instructor, Matt Smith has been unable to move freely around the hospital and decided to alleviate the patients' occupational deprivation by initiating a remote musical collaboration, inviting external recording artists to remix their music. This is the result of that collaborative process. All of the music was written after April 2020 and is inspired by different interpretations of the concept of the Window

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“I feel that by exchanging my tracks with other musicians, it gives my work a sense of value. I like to think I can create things that others can work with and see that I am more than just a patient.”

N.C: Original content creator - Patent at Langdon hospital

“I found the original work incredibly moving, especially that timbre of the artist's voice. Doing hands-on work with people in challenging situations is the work that inspires me most throughout my career. I am very proud to be a part of this project and I hope it can continue.”

Mike Ladd: Artist / Producer / DJ - contributor

Photo credit: Guy Bolongaro